I love how my classes are relating so well. My topic for Project 3 is surrealism. One of the most influential surrealist artists during it's movement was Salvador Dali. This week in my Digital Photography class, I had to choose a portrait photographer and explain why I like (or dislike) his photos. My photographer of choice was Arnold Newman, a portrait photographer famous for taking pictures of famous actors/actresses, artists, political figures, etc. While looking at all of his amazing photos, I came across one he took of Salvador Dali. What intrigued me so much about the image is Newman's main concept seems to be telling a story about each individuals lifestyle, carreer, passion, etc with his photos. For example, he photographed Lenard Bernstein (2nd image below), an American conductor/composer/pianist, with a theatre fit for an orchestra behind him. He did the same with Salvador Dali (1st image above) by giving him an abstract background.
Amazing photographs. I'm a super-novice when it comes to most things art-related, so thanks for the look into this artist. And it's really neat (and kind of serendipitous!) that what you're doing in one class is relating to another that way. :)
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